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Somi and Friends: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba at Apollo Theater
Courtesy of Ticketmaster | Posted on December 6, 2021
Where
Apollo Theater
253 West 125th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-531-5300
When
Sat, March 19, 2022
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Somi
vocalsAbout
Hailed for her "African grooves, supple jazz singing and compassionate social consciousness --- both serious and seductive" by The New York Times, Somi is known for her wide-ranging vocal technique and her original blend of modern jazz with African music styles. The multi-faceted singer, songwriter, playwright and actor has built a career of transatlantic storytelling to give voice to issues of social justice, transnationalism, womanhood, and global constructions of Blackness. Having received rave reviews from her recent new musical Dreaming Zenzile, the Grammy-nominated international music sensation comes to the Apollo to perform music from this lauded work as well as her companion album Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba...